Updated at 7:36 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2007
3 escape uninjured from Kaimuki home fire
Advertiser Staff
A mid-afternoon fire today caused major damage to a wooden two-story Kaimuki home at 839-B 21st Avenue.Investigators estimated damage to the home at $600,000, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig. Cause of the fire is under investigation, added Seelig.
The fire started at 2:40 p.m. and firefighters declared it under control at 4:06 p.m.
Five companies and 25 firefighters responded, said Seelig.
Two adults and a child who were at home when the fire started escaped unharmed, said Seelig.
The Hawai'i Chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting seven people displaced by the fire.
